SOLUTION: -x-2y=13 2x-5y=1

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Question 1008867: -x-2y=13
2x-5y=1
Answer by norymae(15) About Me  (Show Source):
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2(-x-2y=13)+(2x-5y=1)
(-2x-4y=26)+(2x-5y=1)
-9y=27
-9y/-9=27/-9
y=-3
2x-5y=1
2x-5(-3)=1
2x+15=1
2x=1-15
2x=-14
2x/2=-14/2
x=-7